Making an Easy Apron

Here at CREATE, we do a lot of painting, which sometimes gets a little messy. A great way to keep your clothing clean is to wear an apron or smock. Here is an easy way to make one out of an old t-shirt! Our executive director, Heena Genti, came up with the idea:

 1. Start with an ordinary t-shirt. Lay it on a flat surface.

 2. Cut from the bottom corner to the inside corner of the sleeve.

 3. Your cut should stop at the inside corner like so.

 4. With a ruler or straight-edge, draw a diagonal line from the collar to where you stopped cutting.

 5. Continue cutting upwards to the collar.

 6. Cut around the collar to form the neckline.

 7. Cut the other side of the t-shirt in the same fashion.

 8. Measure about 2" from the bottom edge of the shirt for the ties.

 9. Cut upwards in a straight line.

 10. Stop cutting about 2" from the edge.

 11. Tie a knot for strength!

 12. Pull both ends of the tie with a few strong tugs. The knit t-shirt material will curl into a rope.

 13. Once your apron is complete, it will look like this!

 14. Happy decorating!